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what's up Brian Tong here and welcome to show you know you might have heard of it's called the Apple bite for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple let's go and the big story this week from The Wall Street Journal says Apple is in talks with programmers including CBS FOX and ABC to launch their own subscription-based streaming TV service this fall now that's another notion Tongass prediction coming true this year see now the report claims Apple's TV service will include about 25 channels cost between 30 to 40 dollars per month and will be available on the iPhone iPad and Apple TV the service is expected to debut this June at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference ahead of its targeted September launch now NBC Universal content could possibly be absent because of a fallout between Apple and parent company Comcast reports claimed the big A and Comcast we're working together as far back as 2012 on a set top box partnership but Apple believed Comcast was dragging out the process to launch their own revamped x1 set-top box for web streaming in you don't want to get on Apple's bad side now getting as many partners onboard is key like we've seen with sling TV service that starts at $20 and Sony's recently announced view TV that starts at $50 for 50 channels but also offers a cloud driven DVR service to store previous shows for up to 28 days and I dig that now according to the New York Post Apple is luring content partners with the promise of sharing data like who its viewers are what is being watched and when they are watching the report claims are offering data that other streaming services like Netflix and Amazon have refused to give up now the reality is that we don't know how much or really if they're even going to give away any customer data Apple is also in talks with Discovery and Viacom and could see channels such as discovery MTV Comedy Central and Nickelodeon available on the service or wait for guys TLC which offers some of the worst programs in the history of television see here I took a picture of its website to confirm this now the Apple TV service rumors have been around for over five years and the TV industry is finally moving into the modern era by treating streaming video as a legitimate way to make money there will be plenty more developments here but I can't wait to see how this all shakes out the interface and if there will be any cloud DVR feature which is really key for me alright 9 to 5 Mack reports that NBC Universal will still live on the Apple TV even if it's not part of their streaming service just yet in the form of an NBC app that will still require you to have a cable subscription for it to work also the living room battle is just getting started but the smartphone war is anything but over 9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple is planning to launch a new traded program for Android and Blackberry phones in exchange for gift cards that can be used towards the purchase of a new iPhone now the program is expected to start up in the coming weeks and how perfect is that for timing around the same time Samsung is releasing the galaxy s6 on April the 10th it's competition and yeah it's also a jerk move now Mario Luigi link and Samus could be coming to an iPad or iPhone in the future after stubborn old Nintendo finally realized that 2015 is the year that they should get on this new platform called mobile games that's really roughly a 25 billion dollar market something I've been begging them to do for 2 plus years now they partnered with Japanese mobile game maker DNA and will jointly develop games for smartphones tablets and PCs since no one is buying a Wii U hold on fine find you that person who just got mad at me for saying that yeah you actually bought one I'll write the Apple watch has received final FCC approvals ahead of its launch on April the 24th you'll be able to try it on in-store and Apple will have its own magnetic charging bracelet for the watch specifically for their stores now retail associates are saying that you can make an appointment when they're available while other workers are saying walk-ins to try them on will be available as well and I know I went hard at the Apple watch last weekend rightfully so I'm still sticking to my stance that I don't really need or want but I'm buying one and trying it out to see if it's worth my money and I'm going for one that I would actually wear and if I don't like it yeah I'm gonna return it so yes this 115 thousand dollar Apple watch edition with 11 carats of diamonds from brick is the direction I'm leaning in all right getting feedback from you the viewers it feels like only 20% of you actually really want to watch so if you plan on getting one of these from Apple check out the pod from Nomad this is the first portable battery pack for the Apple watch that will allow it to last beyond Apple's claim of 18 hours you'll take the actual Apple watch charging cable wrap it around the pod the pod has a battery of its own that can either charge the watch or even other USB powered devices it will retail for 59 bucks and Nomad says the pod will deliver four full charges to the watch it's still not in production yet a little bit of a red flag to me but they say they're just waiting for Apple ascend them the finalized dimensions and since we're talking about charging Apple gadgets let's do another killer giveaway for you the Apple fighters I know we haven't done this in a while and my favorite battery pack cases for the iPhone from Mophie are here now these just dropped a few weeks ago so we're giving away three iPhone 6 and one i phone 6 plus juice pack to the Apple byte nation and I just want to let you know I have intimately touched each one of these six flash all you have to do is send me an email or tweet me what you think about the Apple watch I know I asked you to do this last week so all of you that sent me responses will also be included for the random winners that I picked all right hit me up on the Twitter Bryant on or email me at the Apple bite at cnet.com and I'll announce the winners next week that's gonna do for this week's show thanks so much for watching and we'll catch you all next time for another bite of the Apple you